Still in that house on the hill, this bed was a surprise.

Wikipedia went on:

In the days leading up to the invasion, the Cypriot National Guard began to mobilise infantry, artillery and armored forces for an assault on Kokkina. On 6 August 1964, the Cypriot National Guard commenced its attack. For two days, Cypriot National Guard forces laid down support fire with six 25-pounder guns and approximately twelve mortars, coordinated with 20mm and 40mm cannon fire from the Cyprus Navy patrol boats Phaethon and Arion. Under this barrage, infantry progressed slowly into the enclave with cover from overlapping machine gun fire, but found that the Turkish Cypriots had organised their own machine guns and mortars into an effective formation. The battle quickly degraded into a low-intensity exchange of sniping and support fire, as both sides dug into the difficult terrain.

I won't reproduce any more of the reports from the battle. Suffice it to say, that far too many young men lost their lives.

There is one final bit I shall reproduce though:

Currently, Kokkina (Turkish: Erenköy) is an exclave of Northern Cyprus. Greek Cypriot sanctions mean that the exclave can only be accessed from the rest of Northern [sic] Cyprus by sea, as the coastal road is now blockaded and mined.

It's worth paying attention to the bit about the mines, in case you were in the area and fancied doing a bit of exploring. Obey all the signs and fences! There are a number of military buildings in the area, from the GC, TC and UN. Don't go anywhere you shouldn't.

That's enough history. Lets go up the hill to see what else we can see.

The ruins look strangely beautiful, but it is all such a tragedy.